Material Handling Product News back issues from January 2005:
Heavy-duty cabinet.(Editor's Choice)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Rousseau Metal offers a modular drawer storage cabinet that is extremely durable. Available in five heights, the cabinet features heavy-duty drawers that have a 400 lb. load capacity and extend 100%, ...
High-volume/low speed fan.(Editor's Choice)
Jan 01, 2005 ... The Powerfoil from Big Ass Fans provides 35% more cubic feet per minute (cfm) than their Wickerbill Airfoil Fan. With a 400% increase in energy efficiency over the Wickerbill fan, it costs 50% less to operate. This makes the Powerfoil an ideal solution to destratify ...
Wedge conveyor.(Editor's Choice)
Jan 01, 2005 ... SpanTech, LLC offers the WhisperTrax Wedge Conveyor. The dual-chain design allows users to incline or decline product in a small footprint, saving floor space. Configurable for many applications, the continuous gripping chain crimps around product at the in-feed and transports it in ...
Location labeling and line marking.(Editor's Choice)
Jan 01, 2005 ... ASG Services specializes in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of warehouse identification and floor marking systems. Working closely with WMS companies and IT departments to ensure the most efficient interaction between systems and functionality of operations, ASG ...
ID Readers.(Editor's Choice)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Cognex has introduced a suite of industrial ID Readers, which include two hand-held readers and a fixed-mount reader that run IDMax, an innovation in Data Matrix reading software based on Coanex's patented technology. These readers deliver reliable decoding for part-level traceability ...
Stretch wrapping machine.(Editor's Choice)
Jan 01, 2005 ... The "Stinger" from Yellow Jacket LLP is a 40" diameter orbital stretch wrap unit made for wrapping small loads and bundles of longer length products for shipping. The "Stinger" securely wraps tubing, siding and a variety of other building materials. This new conveyor-fed machine has an ...
ProMat to focus on RFID technology.(Editor's Comments)
Jan 01, 2005; ... Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)is a rapidly growing technology and it will continue to be implemented by many more companies this year. Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble, Target and Johnson & Johnson are just a few of the many prominent companies that have embraced this technology. Wal-Mart ...
Foam-in-bag packaging system protects glass jars from damage.(Packaging Products)(Cover Story)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Based in Urbana, OH, the Robert Rothschild Farm makes high-end gourmet-food products including jams, which are merchandized in hexagonal and octagonal shaped glass jars that were difficult to protect from damage during the distribution cycle. "We ship more than 125 products to ...
Reusable packaging.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Buckhorn offers a material handling catalog that includes over 100 new reusable packaging and transport products. Buckhorn's complete selection of bulk containers, hand held totes and plastic pallets deliver numerous advantages over cardboard and wood packaging, improving material ...
Bulk bag filler.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... The Material Master PowerFill FIBC Filling System features a rotating and traversing bag fill head. The bag support carriage and fill head lower and extend toward the operator for effortless bag loading. Features include powered frame height adjustment, powered bag strap ...
Steel lockers.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Tennsco's new C-Thru Lockers are the ideal solution for viewing contents of lockers without violating people's privacy. C-Thru lockers offer additional security in schools, industrial applications, airports and more where concealed belongings need to be scrutinized. Tennsco ...
RFID and EPC solutions.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... MARKEM Corp. has launched its Applied Intelligence solutions, which offer the ability to apply radio frequency identifi cation (RFID) tags and electronic product codes and manage the resulting digital identity at any point in the supply chain. Applied Intelligence is a group within MARKEM ...
Cold storage door.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Rite-Hite Doors has introduced a cold storage door solution that bridges the gap between traditional insulated doors and high-speed impactable cold storage doors to create a new class of cold storage door. The new Barrier Glider improves upon the technology of traditional cold storage ...
Alternating-tread stairs.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Lapeyre Stair manufactures alternating-tread stairs that reduce the risk of injury, improve labor productivity and conserve expensive floor space. The alternating-tread design allows for comfort able carrying of objects and face-forward descent. The original Lapeyre alternating tread ...
Code approved stairways.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Cubic Designs has introduced a line of code approved steel stairways. Cubic Stairways are designed for indoor or outdoor applications including mezzanines, loading dock areas, work platforms, con veyor crossovers, fire exits, construction trailers, storage trailers, in-plant offices and ...
Angled Roller belt.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Intralox's new modular plastic Series 400 Angled Roller belt is designed for any conveying application where accurate positioning of cases, boxes and packages is essential: infeeds to scanners, palletizers, bar coders, labelers and more. The Angled Roller belt features zero unscheduled ...
Narrow aisle lift truck.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... An articulated, narrow aisle lift truck from Aisle-Master has a capacity of 4400 lbs. (24" load center distance) and operates in aisles as narrow as 78" wide. The lift truck can also negotiate relatively rough, unpaved ground outdoors and handle grades or ramps to 15 percent. Aisle-Master ...
Stock selector.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Big Joe Manufacturing Company has introduced the latest version of the SSCM Stock Selector, designed for maximum efficiency and safety in order picking. Complete maneuverability is available to the operator since all controls are located on the elevating operator compartment and platform ....
Space-saving bins.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... HODGE Mfg. Co. offers a variety of plastic Hook-On-Bins parts containers to fill a wide range of applications. These space-saving bins pro vide efficient small parts storage in an almost unlimited number of configurations. The bins are built tough of polyethylene copolymer and are ...
Material handling equipment.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Easy Mover enables one person to maneuver heavy-wheeled or roll-able material loads weighing up to 50 tons. PowerTools M04A-01 air motor has a reduced weight and width, but maintains ideal level of power. Fixed-position straight handle ...
Spool handler.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Paxton Engineering has developed a spool handler attachment for forklifts, which allows the operator to actually "see" where the spool is located, even 16' in the air. This allows for the precision placement of spools by watching a video monitor and utilizing a joystick right on ...
Motorized curtain.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Motorized Bug Blocking Curtain Door is an easy, economical way to allow the flow of cool air and sunlight through exterior doors. The door protects the interior by keeping bugs, birds and intruders outside, yet this powered Bug Blocking Curtain enables the flow of traffic on busy docks ....
CDLR conveyor.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Alba Mfg., Inc. fills the gap in mixed part transport with CDLR (chain-driven, live roller) conveyor design that offers five-ton capacity while still handling loads as short as 18". Conveyor rollers for heavy loads typically have spacing that is too wide to convey small loads. Due to a ...
Stretch wrapping equipment.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... The V. Cannelli Co. LLC offers the OSW series of stretch wrapping equipment designed for long, narrow boxes and parts. Coupled with driven low profile 125 conveyors from QC Industries, it can adapt to most production lines. Available in fully automatic ...
Automated inspection system.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Automated inspection system is designed for precision measuring and gauging parts. The complete turnkey machines include one of Cincinnati Automation's EZVision ma chine vision systems with camera(s) optics and lighting along with any necessary material handling needed for the ...
Inflatable packaging system.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Sealed Air Corporation offers a key addition to its Bubble Wrap air cellular cushioning, the Inflatable Bubble Wrap Packaging System. This packaging system automatically inflates and dispenses preperforated, three-quarter-inch height Inflatable Bubble Wrap material. The ...
Gator Grip drum grab.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Wesco's Economy Gator Grip drum grab meets market demand for a lower-cost product featuring the Auto Grip Lock. It is priced at less than half the cost of the heavy-duty Gator Grip models. Two Economy Gator Grip models are available: Single Drum Fork Mount (1000 lb. capacity) and Dual Drum ...
Corner Guard.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Sentry Protection Products offers the Column Sentry Corner Guard. Corner guards can be mounted anywhere a wall corner is exposed to vehicle traffic. Typical corner guards are fashioned from steel and painted, adding a rigid barrier at that spot. This barrier is meant to spread vehicle ...
Walkie/Rider pallet trucks.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Hyster Company has introduced the B60Z and 80Z Walkie/Rider pallet truck series for use in low-level order picking, cold storage and freezer applications and product transport industries. The pallet trucks' Separately Excited Motor (SEM) technology is energy efficient and easily serviced ...
Vertical storage solution.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Diamond Phoenix offers the POWERdepot Vertical Carousel. The industry exclusive dual chain guiding system provides for maximum cube utilization, multiple carrier depths, and multiple carrier clear heights and widths, all in combination with a maximum carrier capacity of up to 2200 lbs ....
Modular plastic discharge conveyor.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Columbia Machine is now using Intralox modular plastic conveyor belting for palletizer discharge conveyors, providing a more stable means for transporting unitized loads. Intralox conveyor systems provide a smoother transition for full product loads as they exit the palletizer, and reduce ...
Mobile Workcenter.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... The Stanley Vidmar Mobile Workcenter permits users to combine a wide variety of drawer sizes with large storage cabinets. All models have one wide drawer just below the cabinet surface. From there, users can mix and match options. This modular approach lets them configure the cabinet to ...
Netting Systems.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... SINC0 offers NETWORKS Pre-Packaged Netting Systems for back of rack and conveyor guards. Adjustable, flexible and easily joined for extended dimensions, you can ...
Power and output conversion accessory.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Hyde Park offers Python Power, a power and output conversion accessory that allows a DC sensor to be installed in locations where only AC power is available or ...
Inventorv mgt. software.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... With FastPic4 open architecture interface capability, host systems such as WMS, LESA, ERP and most specific parts systems can be easily enhanced with features ...
Stretch wrapper.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Advance Lifts now offers a line of stretch wrappers with 24 models. The manual and semi-automatic models come in three configurations. These units offer a simple turntable with manual feed up to programmable models with prestretch and powered feed. The units come in a high profile style ...
Code marking machine.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Sprinter Marking has developed a new type of off-line code-marking system. The "Sprinter Benchmount" code-marking system, which mounts to a bench surface, can also have legs attached (see photo). ...
Print and apply label applicator.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... The Label Mill 3501 print and apply label applicator features 25 I/0 points, two encoder ports and two serial ports. It can be easily integrated with other equipment such as scales, bar code scanners, product diverters, automatic machines, and conveyor lines. The ...
Pneumatic-Tired Casters.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Hamilton offers the 7100 Series Pneumatic-Tired Casters. The new series maintains Hamilton's heavy-duty construction but now with a more compact, vet very popular top plate measuring 4" x 5" and specified with a zinc plating finish to prevent rust and wear. These casters also qualify for ...
Wheel handling end effectors.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Positech has developed wheel handling end effectors to adapt to increases in the size and weight of wheels. When an end effector is used with the appropriate lifting device, it greatly improves an operator's ability to lift and position wheels through the manufacturing process. Some of ...
Personnel lift.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... The Model SSV10 store support vehicle from JLG Industries, Inc. has a working height of 16'. The self-propelled vertical lift has operator weight capacity to accommodate 350 lbs. with an additional 250 lbs. of cargo on the material tray. The heavy-duty material tray is mounted ...
Attached lid containers.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... IPL's nestable FlapNest 2115 has an attached lid and has been carefully designed to exceed all critical specifications for industry-standard distribution containers. The FlapNest 2115 offers a 5-to-1 nesting ratio. This design improvement significantly reduces freight costs and storage ...
Structural pallet racks.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Rugged by design, the SK3000 pallet rack from Steel King Industries is a cost-effective storage system for drive-in, drive-thru or selective pallet storage. Easy to assemble and adjust, SK3000 pallet racks have superior structural angle frame bracing and high strength, dual-bolt beam ...
Automated packing slip preparation machine.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Autoslip is an automated packing slip preparation machine that laser prints, folds and inserts documents into an adhesive pouch. The end result is a complete packing slip prepared in one simple step, without being touched by a ...
Stand-up pouch machine.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... The standup Pouch King offers linear web speeds up to 3500 in./min., enabling filled pouch outputs of up to 500/min. depending on pouch size. The high-speed machine produces pouches up to 8" wide x 10" high x 4" ...
Corner wrap system.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Standard labeling system prints and applies variable information labels to the trading corner of cases and cartons. This system utilizes standard "off-the-shelf" IDT components to construct a custom system. The IDT integrated conveyor is made of stainless steel construction with a variable ...
Material handling solutions.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Lista will unveil a suite of advanced material handling solutions at ProMat. Products include the Align Adjustable Height Workbench, Nexus Flow Racks and Trolleys, Series 8000 workstations with conveyor integration, and the new Align Adjustable Height Workbench. This workbench adjusts ...
Stainless Steel Conveyor.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... FKI Logistex has introduced a Stainless Steel Conveyor. Fully rated for product washdown, the durable conveyor is designed to meet the needs of food, beverage and consumer goods manufacturers. With side frames built in 304 polished stainless steel and all fabricated parts available in ...
Building block components.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Creform expands its Creform System with a new lineup of high strength building block components based on 42 mm diameter pipe. Supported initially with 15 new metal connecting joints and three accessories, the new, larger pipe is up to 2.5 times stronger than Creform's existing series of ...
Instrument panel.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... enGage IV is a fully customizable microprocessor based instrument panel that can be easily programmed to monitor, display and control numerous vehicle functions in a single integrated package, for flexibility and advanced functionality, engage IV is ideal for industrial and commercial ...
Long load handling lift truck.(Lift Trucks)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Combilift Ltd. has introduced the C8000 long load handling lift truck to it product line in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The C8000 is an 8000-lb. capacity, 4-directional vehicle with an LP gas engine designed to operate indoors as a general purpose reach truck/sideloader and ...
Explosion proof forklifts.(Lift Trucks)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Explosion proof, EE rated walk behind forklift trucks are available from Sichelschmidt. The company now offers EX, EE, EEx Zone 1 and EEx Zone 2/22 certified equipment. All Sichelschmidt forklift trucks are equipped with a maintenance-free ASM-AC drive and hydraulic motors. Use of this ...
Electric Four-Wheel forklifts.(Lift Trucks)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corporation offers a line of heavy-duty, Electric Four-Wheel Counterbalance lift trucks (EFG-4 and 5 Series) that handle loads up to 10,000 lbs. The EFG-4 and 5 Series trucks are designed with a new 80-volt electric motor that provides higher energy efficiency. They ...
Hand pallet truck.(Lift Trucks)
Jan 01, 2005 ... A low-profile, lightweight hand pallet truck that offers a five-year warranty and maintenance-free operation is available from Multiton MIC Corporation. The durable TM55 hand pallet truck features a patented Fast-Lift pump that provides quick lifting and controlled lowering. The pallet ...
Stackers feature new handle.(Lift Trucks)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Crown offers two new products, the ST 3000 and SX 3000 to their Stacker Series. The stackers feature the X10 Handle. Operator performance improves with the X10 handle's easy-to-use features, minimizing hand and wrist ...
Single-reach lift truck.(Lift Trucks)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Hyster Company's N30-45XMR, single-reach lift truck provides optimal performance for narrow-aisle applications. The truck delivers a clear view of forktips with the exclusive Hyster VISTA mast's widely spaced channels and angled, grid-style overhead guard. Featuring the ULTIMA II ...
Edge protection laminate.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Laminations has introduced ChannelLock, a cost-saving way to protect the edges of long, narrow products such as doors, windows and panels during shipping and storage. An alternative to traditional U-shaped edge protectors, ...
Wrapping system.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Arpac Group offers a BRANDPAC BPMP-5100 print registered film multipacker. Print registered film provides an attractive forum to billboard your brand and merchandise your product at the fraction of the cost of paperboard packaging. These multipacks reduce material disposal and offer ...
Cushioning systems.(Packaging Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Storopack offers the battery powered AIRplus Excel, a portable, wireless, completely automated machine which produces air pillows on demand--without operator input. A self-contained industrial battery powers ...
Safety gate.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Mezzanine Safeti-Gates offers a Rack Supported High Pallet Pivot Gate. The new design permanently secures pallet drop areas in large rack picking modules and multi-level stacker crane operations. The Rack Supported High Pallet Pivot gate provides a totally enclosed workstation that ...
Electric tow tractor.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) offers the CBT4 and CBT6 Floor-Runner models. These sit-down electric towing tractors are available in 8800 and 13,200 lb. towing capacities. Featuring a 48-volt electrical system and hydraulic drum brakes, the Floor-Runner models were designed ...
Forklift and fixed-mount computer.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... The GX-1200 is designed to meet the rigors of the warehousing, manufacturing, and time and attendance marketplaces. Equipped with a 1.2 GHz Pentium processor, the GX-1200 is a natural progression for the current line of harsh environment computers offered by Glacier Computer. It offers ...
Electronic Tension Link Scale.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Featuring an ultra-high resolution, 14 bit A/D converter, the Intercomp TL6000 Digital Tension Link Scale weighs with an accuracy of [+ or -] 0.1% of applied load. Design flexibility al lows users to choose the model and weighing capacity needed--ranging from 500 to 500,000 lbs. All ...
Collision avoidance systems.(New Products)
Jan 01, 2005 ... Cattron-Theimeg Inc. has introduced two collision avoidance systems for overhead cranes: UltraGuard and LCAS (Laser Collision Avoidance System shown in photo). Both systems are designed to protect cranes from colliding with end walls or other equipment. UltraGuard is a self-contained, ...
Storage Solutions.(Show Preview)
Jan 01, 2005 ... New 180-page general catalog for 2005 from Lyon features "Safe, Secure Storage Solutions" involving 9 major product categories, including safety and ergonomic products, lockers, workspace furniture, storage ...